What is the name of your state? Wisconsin
My daughter was recently discharged from the Marines due to a fractured pelvis and a severe case of tendonitis. She is still having problems with her injury and was told in her separations class that she could go to the VA for any problems relating to her injury. However, when she went they more or less told her that she didn't have that right because she was only in for 11 months. I believe part of the problem is that she was discharged administratively rather than medically because the doctors told her that her pelvis was "beginning to heal" after 9 months of it separating. At the VA, they told her that she should try to change her discharge to a medical discharge. Is this possible to do? How would she go about doing this?
Also, when she was discharged she was told that she'd receive a final check for the remainder of her contract and any unused leave. It's been two months and she still hasn't seen anything except for a couple hundred on Jan 15th that was deposited into her account for her last week in (she was discharged Dec 30, 2004). Does anybody know anything about this "final" check? And who she would contact regarding this check?
Any insight into these two matters would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
My daughter was recently discharged from the Marines due to a fractured pelvis and a severe case of tendonitis. She is still having problems with her injury and was told in her separations class that she could go to the VA for any problems relating to her injury. However, when she went they more or less told her that she didn't have that right because she was only in for 11 months. I believe part of the problem is that she was discharged administratively rather than medically because the doctors told her that her pelvis was "beginning to heal" after 9 months of it separating. At the VA, they told her that she should try to change her discharge to a medical discharge. Is this possible to do? How would she go about doing this?
Also, when she was discharged she was told that she'd receive a final check for the remainder of her contract and any unused leave. It's been two months and she still hasn't seen anything except for a couple hundred on Jan 15th that was deposited into her account for her last week in (she was discharged Dec 30, 2004). Does anybody know anything about this "final" check? And who she would contact regarding this check?
Any insight into these two matters would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.